Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-10-29

Saturday from visit to friends in
Akron and Youngstown, Ohio.
George Pearce, of Piedmont, w.
Va, spent last Saturday evening with
Frostburg friends.
Miss Lizzie Anthony, representing
Armstrong, Gator and Co., has again
taken charge of the millinery depart
ment of Mrs. P. limerick. West Wash
ington, d. C.
Grand Jury Report.-In addition
to the routine references the grand
| jury report, returned to court Thurs
day of last week, mentions st. Patrick's
church. Cumberland, as violating the
law providing for free exit that many
! young men carry concealed weapons
that a young woman, dying in the
almshouse, does not receive proper
medical attendance and nourishment
| that the steward should set apart a
room for kind of morgue and that
We made a careful examination of the
operation of the mine inspection law. We
made every endeavor to procure the attend
ance before us of the Mine Inspector, but the
sheriff reported that he was unable to snm-
mon him, This we very much regret, be-
cause it was in proof before us that he rarely
visits the mines, as he is required to do by
the law. The present statute, however, pro
viding no penalty for dereiction of duty on
his part we are poweress to administer any
remedy. We have good reason to believe
that he is wilfully keeping out of the way of
the sheriff to prevent being summoned.
But, worse than all
We find system in vogue at the Potomac
mine of docking, which deserves our severe
condemnation, but under the present law no
remedy by indictment seems to be open to
us. The miners are systematically docked
by the dock boss, sometimes as high as fifty
times month. Each docking deprives the
miner of pay for 800 pounds of coal mined
by him, amounting in some cases to over ten
tons per miner per month. This, in our
opinion, is only an ingenious method of
avoiding the law requiring correct weights,
and we recommend that the incoming men,
bers of the Legislature from Allegany county
take the matter in hand and endeavor to so
amend the law as to remedy the evil or else
to have the law repealed, for as the law now
stands we regard it as a useless expenditure
of the peoples money,
Things take a better turn at this
point. The report states:
The public road in Homecoming, on the
west side of the creek, below the bridge, is in
dangerous and unsafe condition. One ac-
cident has already happened, and we recon-
mend that the commissioners have the road
made safe as soon as possible, as much loss
may be saved thereby.
From evidence before us we find that the
roads in District No. ~. Orleans, Oldtown
and No II, are in very bad condition, and
we recommend that the county commission
ers look into this matter. Also, that the
money appropriated is not being properly
spent on the roads by the road supervisors.
Complaint is made that boys are worked
on roads and receive the pay of men and that
the roads do not receive the amount of work
propriated.
And now we are real happy:
We find the court house in its usual
clean and comfortable condition.
The grand jury are pleased to say that our
labors were greatly facilitated by the very
prompt and efficient services of the sheriff
and deputy by summoning witnesses from
day to day, which has enabled us to trans
act the business before us with small incon-
venience to the witnesses and the least ex.
pense to the county.
Mdrried-In Charlestown, W. Va,
Wednesday, October 10, 1887, by Rev.
Sam uel Rogers, d. D, assisted by Rev.
A. C. Hopkins, d. d., Rev. WILLIAM
X. MARSHALL, formerly pastor of the
Frostburg M. E. Church, South, and
Miss MINNIE STRIDER, of Jefferson
county, w. Va. Mr.. and Mrs. Mar
shall left at once for an extended tour
eastward, after which they will reside
at Markham, Va.
At the German Lutheran church,
this place, Wednesday, October 1G,
1887, by Rev. r. w. Conradi, Mr..
WILLIAM Grow and Miss MARY
OFFMAN, both of this place.
Tuesday, October IS, 1887, in st.
Michael's Church, by Rev. d. G..
DeWulf, Mr.. JOHN RICHARDSON and
Miss MARGARET MURPHY, both of this
place.
At the pastoral residence, Monday,
October II, 1887, by Rev. D. C. DeWulf,
Mr.. CHARLES NEINER and Miss MARY
LABER, both CT Eckhart,
In st. Michael's Church, Tuesday,
October Is, 1887, by Rev. d. C. De-
Wulf, Mr.. FRANCIS PRYLE and Miss
ANN HAWTHORNE, both of Vale
| Summit.
At the pastoral residence Wednes-
day, October 10, 1887, by Rev. d. C.
DeWulf, Mr.. JOHN GORDON and Miss
MARY f. EIDLoTT, both of this
vicinity.
At the residence of Basil Anderson,
District No. 9, Garrett county, Nd,
Wednesday, October II, Mr.. WILLIAM
j. MCCAw, of Redfeld, Oswego coun-
ty, New York, and Miss FANNIE V.
D. nu;o, Il